March 21, 2026

24 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一去不复返yī qù bù fù fǎngone forever
一口气yī kǒu qìone breath
优化yōu huàoptimization
动摇dòng yáoto sway
司空见惯sī kōng jiàn guàna common occurrence (idiom)
大刀阔斧dà dāo kuò fǔbold and decisive
感同身受gǎn tóng shēn shòuto feel as if it had happened to oneself
撤销chè xiāoto repeal
未雨绸缪wèi yǔ chóu móulit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
活生生huó shēng shēngreal (people)
淘汰táo tàito wash out
清场qīng chǎngto clear (a place)
焦虑jiāo lǜanxious
照本宣科zhào běn xuān kēa wooden word-by-word reading
秒杀miǎo shā(Internet) flash sale
过时guò shíold-fashioned
风向fēng xiàngwind direction
惊慌jīng huāngto panic
绝学jué xuéUltimate Skill
天坑专业tiān kēng zhuān yèTiankeng (sinkhole) major
人味儿rén wèi erHuman touch
天塌了tiān tā leThe sky has fallen.
换道超车huàn dào chāo chēOvertaking by changing lanes
人机分工rén jī fēn gōngHuman-machine division of labor